club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
reconciliation; make peace with
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
so; to such an extent; such
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
very; extremely; excessively
such a thing; something like that
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to be infected; to be contagious
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
and; thereupon; because of that
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to dye; to colour; to color
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
just one person; only one
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)